Louis Basenese pointed out on Friday how Mondays are mostly down days in the market. “Over the last five months, the Dow has only risen on Monday twice. It’s fallen during the other 17 Mondays ,” Louis said.

Well, this week is certainly no exception. The major indexes all took a step back from their multi-year highs set last week.

What’s the deal? Do investors just dislike coming off of the weekend as much as everyone else? Not exactly.

According to Anthony Chan of JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) Private Wealth Management, this week’s dip is “a reflection of the fact that the economy is not growing very rapidly. And we are certainly trying to optimize or strengthen the pace of growth by trying to… improve our trade balance.”

The market hasn’t shaken off the Monday blues yet, either. All the major indexes are down again this morning.

Donald Trump ran a campaign on hyperbole and vagueness. Now as he prepares to take office, we take a closer look at his contradictory statements on science to make sense of the future of our favored industries.

It’s easy to dismiss celebrities and politicians as having hidden agendas. On the other hand, scientists that uncover cold, hard facts, deserve our respect for their endeavors. But respect is not worship.